Russia's track and field team cannot compete at the Rio Olympics because the country has not given up its doping culture.

Champion eventing rider Andrew Nicholson won't be competing at his seventh Olympics in Rio in August.

Henry Speight is out of contention for the Rio Olympics after suffering a serious knee injury.

Joseph Parker could fight his mandatory IBF world title challenge against current holder Anthony Joshua in London as early as March next year.

Construction of the Olympic beach volleyball stadium at Rio's Copacabana beach has been frozen.

The former NRL and NFL superstar is certainly an elite athlete who has proven critics and disbelievers wrong.

In the latest episode of She's Got Game, Sarah Walker opens up about the heartbreak of having injury destroy her chances of competing in Rio.

British long-jumper Greg Rutherford has frozen samples of his sperm amid fears about the Zika virus.

There's political chaos and an unprecedented call from medical professionals to shift or postpone the Games because of Zika.

Everything points towards rugby sevens taking the world by storm this August when it makes it's Olympic debut.

Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter has been named in reports as one of the athletes who retrospectively failed a drug test at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Valerie Adams the 800m runner? That's what she was able to convince a photographer before easing to another shotput victory at the Rome Diamond League meet.

Australian hockey player Anna Flanagan has been dropped for Olympic lead-up tournaments after covering up her DUI charge.

David Leggat recounts how New Zealand has won each of our 43 Olympic Games gold medals. Today - Peter Snell's double to hockey gold.

David Leggat recounts the nation's 43 Olympic Games gold medallists.

A crash in practice has put an end to Sarah Walker's hopes of qualifying for the Rio Olympics.

Who were the winners and who were the losers from the sporting weekend? Wynne Gray and Chris Rattue make their picks.